The community justice assistance division shall from time to time inspect and evaluate and the office of the independent auditor may at any reasonable time conduct an audit of the financial, program compliance, or performance records of a department to determine:

1. (1) compliance with the division's rules and standards;
2. (2) economical and efficient use of resources;
3. (3) accomplishment of goals and objectives;
4. (4) reliability and integrity of information; and
5. (5) safeguarding of assets.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.26(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 91, eff. September 1, 2025.